In 2018, the Trump administration weakened the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate, allowing employers and private colleges to deny birth control coverage based on religious or moral objections. But that may be changing soon.
Last month, the Biden administration published a proposal that would overturn the Trump administration’s previous ruling, and instead expand and strengthen birth control coverage under the ACA. The new potential mandate would still allow employers to opt out of coverage over religious reasons, but will no longer be allowed to use moral objections.
